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Pancake race

Pancake race Dolton, 7 February 1978 More like this

Dr Richard Westcott visiting Lizzie...

Dr Richard Westcott visiting Lizzie... near, Warkleigh, September 1984 More like this

Bandsman and woman at the carnival

Bandsman and woman at the carnival Hatherleigh, 7 November 1973 More like this

Mother’s Union parade

Mother’s Union parade Dolton, May 1975 More like this

Ivor Brock

Ivor Brock Millhams, Dolton, December 1975 More like this

Trombone soloist, Reeds

Trombone soloist, Reeds Hatherleigh, May 1976 More like this

Farm interior near Hatherleigh

Farm interior near Hatherleigh Deckport Farm, Hatherleigh, April 1976 More like this

Hedger's tea break: Reg Mules

Hedger's tea break: Reg Mules Woolridge, Dolton, January 1986 More like this

Church garden party

Church garden party Rectory, Chulmleigh, 5 July 1975 More like this

Hatherleigh firemen, Geoff Brooks and Tony...

Hatherleigh firemen, Geoff Brooks and Tony... Hatherleigh, September 1976 More like this

James Ravilious, photographer of rural life © Beaford Archive

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The Beaford Archive

Photographs by James Ravilious from 1972 - 1989

WELCOME. Towards the end of the last century, James Ravilious created an "endless tapestry" of life in rural north Devon. This site holds digital scans of the 1,700 negatives which he regarded as his finest work.

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